UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and extreme poverty, Olivier De Schutter, is convinced that growth will never defeat poverty—indeed, quite the opposite. Starting from this reversal of conventional wisdom, he sets out to expose the emptiness of our current public policies. A conversation with a man who proposes that we Change Course, as the title of his new book (Les Liens qui Libèrent, 2023) suggests.
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Sud Ouest
Interview: We can fight inequalities without relying on economic growth
Ahead of the conference on 1 October held at Sciences Po Bordeaux, former Special Rapporteur Olivier De Schutter interviewed with Sud Ouest on the Roadmap. Read the interview in Sud...
2 October 2026
Heat! Camera! Action!
Podcast: Heat! Camera! Action!
Jules Pretty’s latest podcast featured Olivier De Schutter to chat about inequalities, growthism, and the lock-ins holding society back from sustainable and inclusive transformation. Listen to the podcast
8 September 2026
EQUALS
Podcast: Beyond Growth: Can We End Poverty Without GDP?
Olivier De Schutter joined the EQUALS podcast with hosts Max Lawson and Annie Theriault in a two-part series to unpack assumptions in economics. Drawing from his experience as UN Special...
8 July 2026
